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TDN Writers Room for Nov. 13, 2019 With Erik Johnson
11.13.19
Erik Johnson is a superstar hockey player for the Colorado Avalanche, but he's also a racehorse owner. This past weekend, he became part of the story swirling around racing in California when his filly Princess Dorian broke down at Del Mar in an $8,000 claiming race. “How could we not step up and do everything we could to save her, and have respect for her no matter if she was a graded stakes winner or an $8,000 claimer?” Erik Johnson is our guest on this week's TDN Writers' Room podcast.
11.12.19
It barely seems a figure of speech, in fact, to describe James E. Bassett III as a pillar of the American Turf. His whole bearing remains so upright that it condenses not only the indelible stamp of his wartime service, with the U.S. Marines, but also the authority and integrity he seamlessly transferred to civilian
11.06.19
In this week's TDN Writers' Room Podcast, future Hall of Fame trainer Todd Pletcher didn't mince words when talking about the breakdown of Mongolian Groom (Hightail) in the Breeders' Cup Classic and the rash of breakdowns that have emboldened politicians and animal rights activists. Calling the current situation a “crisis,” Pletcher implored the racing industry
